President Biden said the U.S. is committed to Ukraine's long-term security and he thinks he will be able to secure the funding necessary to support Kyiv for as long as it takes.
As the Supreme Court prepares to release its decisions on affirmative action later this summer — likely ruling that the 14th Amendment and Civil Rights Act bar “the use of racial preferences by public colleges and universities” — a new poll from the Pew Research Center sheds light on Americans’ views on the subject.
Ukraine's much-anticipated counter-offensive is underway. Thus far, Russian forces are holding their own in most locations. Ukrainian forces have suffered casualties, losing at least one German Leopard 2 tank. The offensive seems to center on a push south along the Dnieper River deeper into the Zaporizhzhia Oblast, and other pushes ranging east on the Donetsk Oblast front line.
There is a real chance the Clean Slate Act will pass the New York state legislature this week and be signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in the near future.
Former University of Pennsylvania student and swimmer Paula Scanlan came out publicly this week as one of the swimmers who previously spoke anonymously about Lia Thomas and what the female swim team endured during the 2021-2022 season. As a former Penn student who sat next to Lia, then William, Thomas in a class, and the one who first reported on it in December 2021, Scanlan’s comments echoed the sentiments of my source at the time. It’s a scathing indictment of how the university forced college-age women to feel uncomfortable, unheard, and unsafe.
Visiting the White House on Thursday, United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak thanked President Joe Biden for what he described as a "very warm welcome." The two leaders pledged increased cooperation on trade, Artificial Intelligence, and climate change initiatives. They emphasized that the so-called "special relationship" remains strong.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has an anti-gay reputation in Democratic circles, but it is undeserved. DeSantis’s war on woke has included a series of bold moves such as solidifying parental rights in education and banning innocent children from attending drag shows. These sound like commonsense laws to most, but a key section of the American population fails to understand that.